Prime Minister Narenda Modi on Thursday visited Valmiki Basti where he wielded the broom as a token gesture to mark 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.
On his arrival here at Valmiki Sadan, a housing colony, he was received by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi and greeted by children with a 'tilak' who were present at the venue .
Later, he was seen having a conversation with the janitors who also participated in the cleanliness drive along with him.
The chosen venue is the one which boasts the legacy of having once been the place where Mahatma Gandhi lived in a hutment.
Earlier in the morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also paid a surprise visit at Mandir Marg police station while he was on his way to Valmiki Basti.
The nationwide Swachh Bharat campaign focuses on sanitation, hygiene and waste management.
The launch was preceded by cleanliness campaign week beginning September 25 which saw central government offices being spruced up by discarding or overhauling old furniture and sending old files to record rooms.
